Emerging Tech
When Algorithms Take the Stand
A case soon to be decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court considers the proper role of mathematical prediction in the courtroom—and beyond.
Digital Government
Can the Freedom of Information Act Be Fixed?
President Obama signs into law a much-needed update. But will it change anything?
Digital Government
GAO doesn't trust 2020 census financials
The federal watchdog warns in a new report that the Census Bureau's $12.5 billion price tag for 2020 was not calculated reliably.
Cybersecurity
IC wants sensors to evaluate personnel performance
Working in the intelligence community can be stressful. The IC's research arm wants to use sensors to evaluate how people respond to the demands of the job.
Emerging Tech
Everything You Need to Know About the Bitcoin ‘Halving’ Event
It could rattle the entire bitcoin system—its price, its stability, and its future.
Digital Government
A Tesla Fatality and the Future of Self-Driving Cars
The Model S’s Autopilot isn’t technically a driverless feature, but the federal investigation into why a driver using it was killed will still influence the future of driverless vehicles.
Digital Government
Why chief data officers don't do much tech
In many cases, federal CDOs find themselves focused less on technology and more on playing adviser to leaders within their agencies.
Cybersecurity
USCIS digital transformation needs work, says watchdog
An immigration agency watchdog says USCIS is making progress in digitizing forms, but still has a lot of work to do in its effort to make forms paperless.
Digital Government
After Istanbul, Here’s How Airport Experts Want to Protect You at the Curbside
The bombing in Turkey show that the U.S. still has a lot of security softspots.
People
DDM nominee looks to transition, IT modernization
Andrew Mayock, the president's nominee for deputy director of OMB, said his priorities would be modernizing IT, cutting costs and ensuring a seamless transition to the next administration.
Modernization
DOD updates enterprise services framework
The latest version of the Defense Department-wide Enterprise Service Management Framework places more emphasis on managing IT risk.
Emerging Tech
Video: Bill Nye Explains How Not to Get Lost in Space
The Juno spacecraft is very close to its destination.
Emerging Tech
The Intelligence Community Will Monitor Wearables to Find the Perfect Spy
The new program will measure each volunteer's biometric signals during their daily activities, according the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Digital Government
Inside NSA’s 'Sociotechnical' Data Experiment
The numbers alone aren't enough to change how an agency makes decisions.
Cybersecurity
Nearly One-Third of Feds Unable to Detect an Insider Intrusion, Survey Says
Federal employees might be overconfident about their IT systems' intrusion detection ability.
Digital Government
Video: How to Make Sure Facebook Doesn't Use Your Location to Find Friends
Take back a tiny bit of privacy.
Digital Government
How to Continue FITARA’s Momentum in the Next Administration
With an administration shift, the people appointed sometimes “don’t even know how to spell ‘information technology,'" one former agency CIO said.
Modernization
Why Flash Drives Are Still Everywhere
The secret of technological process is that leftover devices never truly get left behind.
Digital Government
Interior spending $50K per month on unused mobile devices
The Interior Department is wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on mobile devices that are unused or unsecured, according to a new inspector general report.
Artificial Intelligence